Federal-style Side Chair

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Collection Type

Decorative arts

Date

1914-1973, undated

GUSN

GUSN-303821

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II
1994 Acquisitions
Design Drawings -- Watercolors
Seating Furniture
Chairs
Federal-style Side Chair
(current record)

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Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II
- 1994 Acquisitions
  - Design Drawings -- Watercolors
    - Seating Furniture
      - Chairs
        Caned Armchair
        "Chair of Walnut"
        Federal-style Side Chair (current record)
        Chinese Chippendale-style Side Chair
        "Arm Chair of Mahogany"
        "Arm Chair with Color & Gold, Back of Colored Leather"
        "Dining Room Chairs, Painted in Black with Gold Decorations"
        "Adam Arm Chair of Mahogany with Painted Decoration"
        "Chair of Mahogany"
        "Light Chair of Mahogany"
        "Chair Painted Black with Decoration in Color and Gold"
        "Swivel Arm Chair. Arm Chair."
        Upholstered Arm Chair
        Arm Chair
        "Arm Chair of Oak"

Description

Untitled design drawing of a side chair with two views. Front view is rendered in watercolor and pencil; side view is in pencil only. Federal-style side chair has square back; crest rail with central rectangular tablet with painted fruit basket motif flanked by carved trumpet-shaped pieces; curved diamond insert in back; fluted stiles and lower rail with carved circles at corners surrounding back insert; blue upholstered slip seat; reeded front and side chair rails with carved circles at corners; round tapered reeded front legs with cuffs and plain tapered feet; and raked back legs. Handwritten at lower right is: "Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. - 601 5th Ave.., N. Y. C."

Details

Descriptive Terms

chairs (furniture forms)
side chairs
Federal
Neoclassical
design drawings
renderings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

1 watercolor rendering (6 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches)

Collection Code

CC011

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

Date of Acquisition

1994

Reference Code

CC011.001.001.004.001.003

Record Details

Originator

Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Designer)

Material Type

design drawings
renderings (drawings)

Description Level

Item

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